The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Robot vacuums eliminate pet hair, lint and dust from the floor before they can settle. They can also avoid obstacles like furniture that is slippery and stairs.

Most robotic vacuums require maintenance, like emptying (and occasionally rinsing) the bin, and wiping cameras and sensors. Also, they need to be connected to the power source. A lot of them have apps for smartphones for scheduling, adjusting setting and more.

iRobot Roomba 980

The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest model in the line of top-of-the-line robot vacuum robot mop (click to find out more) cleaners that are a staple of any modern household. This model is incredibly powerful suction as well as an HEPA filter that can help anyone concerned about allergies. On top of that, it also comes with a powerful battery that can clean up to two hours and it automatically returns to its dock when it is full.

It also has a feature called smart mapping that uses multiple sensors to suss out the areas of your home that need attention and create a cleaning path around them. This technology is extremely effective in navigating around toys left on the floor or furniture legs that are sticking out from underneath things. It also has a camera sensor that can snap the Roomba back to the real world when it starts drifting from its intended location.

iRobot has also included the option of rolling rollers under the Roomba that don't have bristles and are therefore more likely to avoid tangles than previous models. These are also a little taller than previous rollers, and will fit better under beds and couches with low sides, and they're designed to help this model navigate more easily across different flooring kinds.

What makes the Roomba 980 stand out from other models of this class, though, is its inclusion of a new dirt detection feature, which uses a camera to spot bits of embedded dirt. This is an improvement over the previous model which relied on an algorithm that was driven by sensors to bounce around the room, and then clean the entire area three times at various angles.

The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on both carpets and hard floors. Its score on low pile carpet was excellent and it also scored a excellent score on mid pile, too. It did a good job picking up pet hair however it struggled with the long and Vacuum robot Mop thick pet hair that was stuck together.

Despite these small shortcomings, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best robot vacuum that mops-performing robots, and it's even far from being as costly as some of the other top-of-the-line models in this list. It's got plenty of features that we'd expect to find in a flagship model however, it doesn't come with all the fancy app-enabled functions or smart home integration that you'll find in other top contenders.

The iRobot Roomba can be set up in a matter of minutes and is ready for use right away. After you have removed the pull tab for the battery and yellow bin insert from undercarriage, all that you need to connect it to its Home Base docking station or a wall socket, hit its large "Clean" button, and let it get to work. It will return to its dock when its battery is out or it's stuffed with debris. It also has indicators at the top for when its bin is full or it needs to be recharged or its Wi-Fi signal has gone out.